Wire winder



R. l. RENIER WIRE WINDER Aug. 26, 1941. v

Filed March 25, 1940 INVOR. mam! I Panzer ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 26, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,253,983 WIRE wnvnnn Raymond I. Renier, Los Angeles, Calif. Application March 25, 1940,- Serial Nb. 325,331

2 Claims.

This invention concerns a Wire .winding device operative to neatly. wind one wire upon the straight portion of another wire, or the end portion of a wire upon itself at a point removed from its end.

Although this invention is useful in any me chanical vocation wherein wires are twisted together, the invention has particular usefulness for winding the ends of fish wires or leaders to form a loop to hold; a fish hook and the like.

An object of this invention is to present a simple wire winder that is economical to manufacture and which can be easily carried about in a fishermans pocket. V

Another object is to provide a wire Winder which is especially adapted to wind a thin wire neatly upon itself to form a loop.

Still another object is to provide a Wire winder and cutter combined together, the winder being constructed for neatly winding an end of a small Wire about itself toform a loop and the cutter being construct-ed to snip off the end of the protruding wire when the winding operation is complete.

Other objects, advantages and features of my invention will appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description, the preamble of these specifications and the appended claims.

Applicant is about to illustrate and describe one of the forms of his invention in order to teach one how to make, use and vend the same, but it is to be understood that the drawing and description thereof are not to limit the invention in any sense whatsoever, except as limited by the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows the invention in front perspective view.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view.

Fig. 4 is a rear perspective view.

Fig. 5 shows a side elevational view of a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a front elevational view of a modified form.

The reference character I indicates the wire winder and the numeral 2, the wire to be wound upon itself to form a loop 3 to hold the fish hook 4. Although the principal use of the wire winder will be to form loops for fish line leaders, nevertheless, the invention is equally Well ad p for winding two independent wires together and cable splicers, wire fence constructors and repairmen in general.

The form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4: inclusive, comprises a base element 5 of metal or other strong material having a turned up end or flange 6. The flange is shown as bent far enough over itself to form an acute angle with the base 5, but, however, such a sharp bead is Would be very useful to linemen, electricians,

not necessary for the flange may be at right angles or any other angle with the base 5. At the bend 1 of the base element, and at or near the center thereof, is a small hole 8; this hole being large enough to'receive the end 2 of the wire. At the point 9 of the base, is provided a hole to accommodate the pivot rivet l0.

Upon the base element 5 is an element having the shank ll, finger grip portion l2 and tool end I 3. Shank H has a hole [4 to receive a portion of the pivot rivet l0. These elements, base 5 and shank II, are held permanently together by the head of the rivet and the hammered end thereof. So that the two elements will smoothly slide upon one another in scissor fashion, a washer I5 is provided as shown. When the flange 6 is bent at a sharp angle, the tool end l3 may have a small bevel at l6 so that the end I! of the tool end can snugly hold the wire 2 against the bend of the flange. The wire length between the end I! and bend of the flange acts as a bearing when the winder is rotated about the axis formed by this wire length.

7 Operation The wire winder device has its parts arranged as shown in Fig. 2 before the wire is inserted. The end of the wire is first threaded through the small opening between the end i! and the flange bend 1; should there be any difficulty in forcing the wire through the opening, the tool end I 3 may be swung away from the flange and then replaced after laying the wire in place. Enough wire should be allowed to form the loop 3 at the desired size. The wire end is then threaded through the small hole 8. Fig. 2 shows the position of all factors just prior to beginning the winding operation. Each element 5 and H is provided with hardened steel inserts H! which can be arranged concentrically for receiving a wire and cutting same when the inserts are separated.

To wind .the wire neatly about itself, the loop 3 should be held by the left hand firmly near the winder. The right hand may now rotate the winder in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3. While winding, the winder should be continuously urged toward the left hand so that the convolutions of the coil are neatly wound adjacent one another. When the winding operation is complete, the wire can be easily removed by first turning the tool end [3 away from the flange 6.

The modified form shown in Figs. 5 and 6 comprise superimposed shanks 20, 2| and 22 which are pivoted together by the rivet 23 in the manner shown. The shank 20 has one end thereof offset to form a handle 24, and the other end bent to form the flange 25. At the bend 26 of the flange, is provided a small hole 21 to receive an end of the wire to be wound.

The shank 2| has an offset handle portion 2 8 and a tool end 29 formed with a corner bevel 30. The bevelled portion and the bend of the flange form a tunnel 3| to receive the wire upon which is to be wound another wire or the end of the same wire.

The shank 22 is shorter than the rothers'and has one end turned upwardly to form 23 flange '32 which can easily be gripped by the fingers of the operator. The other end of the :shank has a tool end 33 constructed similarly to the tool end 29 of the shank 2!. The lower corner of the tool end 33 is also bevelled to continue the tunnel formation 3i along the inner side of the bend of the flange 25, Inserts 3A of hardened steel are provided in the shanks 20 and '21 to out wire as explained for the inserts [8. The shanks 2| and 22 are provided with turned stop elements 35 and 36 respectively.

This modified ,form of the winder operates in the same manner as explained for the other form of the invention, except that an additional element is included. This additional element is the extra wire holder 22 for holding the wire against the flange 25 on the opposite side of the hole 21 from the wire holder 2|. With the additional holder 22, the winding wire is more neatly wound upon the wire in the tunnel 3| and with greater ease than when the other form of the invention is used.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In a wire winding device, a plurality of elongated elements pivoted together intermediate the ends thereof, all of said elements having wire contact ends and the other ends thereof forming a handle, a flange on the end of one of the elements with a hole to receive the wire to be wound, said other elements having means to engage the wire :to :be wound and hold it snugly against the flange :on opposite sides of the wire hole.

2,. In-a wire winding device, a first shank having a handle at one end and a wire receiver at the other end, a second shank pivoted "to the first jshank, said second shank having a handle at one end and means at the other end for holdingka wire snugly a portion of the wire receiver, a third shank piivoted'to said other shanks, said third shank havinga handle at one end and means at the other for holding a'wi're snugly in another portion of :the wire receiver.

RAYMOND I. 

